2000 Volkswagen Passat complaints

ABS COMPUTER FAILURE. NO EVENTS LEADING TO ITS FAILURE IT JUST SHUT DOWN ONE DAY AND THE ABS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE. FAILURE = NO ABS, DEALER WANTS OVER $1000 TO REPLACE ENTIRE SETUP HOWEVER THE PUMP IS OK THE COMPUTER IS GONE. CURRENTLY WAITING FOR A CHEAPER FIX OR POSSIBLE RECALL.

BOTH ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON WITH A CYCLING MESSAGE IN THE CENTER OF THE DASHBOARD (STOP, BRAKE FAULT, CONSULT MANUAL). AFTER STOPPING CAR AND RESTARTING IT, THE LIGHTS WERE OFF. AFTER ANOTHER FEW MILES, THEY CAME BACK ON... IN ONE OCCASION, THE ANTISLIPREGULATION LIGHT WAS ON. IN ANOTHER OCCASION, UPON STOPPING THE VEHICLE, A SUDDEN ACCELERATION OCCURED AS I PUSHED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, PROMPTING ME TO USE THE EMERGENCY MANUAL BRAKE. AFTER DIAGNOSTIC OF THE FAILURE AT THE VW DEALERSHIP, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ABS CONTROL MODULE (ELECTRONIC PART) WAS FAULTY. IT HAS NOW BEEN REPAIRED. THE TECHNICIAN AT THE DEALERSHIP MENTIONED THIS WAS THEIR 3RD SIMILAR REPAIR IN 3 DAYS AND AS A RESULT OF BEING A FREQUENT FAILURE, VW HAD MADE A KIT TO REPLACE ONLY THE ELECTRONIC PART OF THE MODULE INSTEAD OF THE WHOLE MODULE. I HAVE KEPT THE OLD PART.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 PASSAT WAGON THE ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT BEGAN TO BLINK. THE ALPHANUMERIC DISPLAY BEGAN CYCLING THROUGH THREE MESSAGES, "STOP", "BRAKE FAULT", "SERVICE MANUAL". THE DEALER FIRST SAID I NEEDED NEW FRONT BRAKE PADS. I HAD IT DONE, AND OF COURSE IT DIDN'T ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. NOW THE DEALER SAYS THAT I NEED A NEW ABS CONTROL UNIT AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FOR $2200 + TAX. GIVEN THE NUMBER OF FAILURES REPORTED ON THIS PART, AND GIVEN THAT AUDI HAS RECALLED A VERY SIMILAR PART FOR THIS PROBLEM, I WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE VW "CUSTOMER ADVOCATE'S" POLITE RESPONSE THAT THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING TO HELP. ALTHOUGH I CAN LIVE W/O ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, I CAN'T LIVE WITH INTERMITTENT ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. ONE SHOULDN'T BE CHECKNG THE DASH IN AN EMERGENCY TO SEE WHETHER TO STOMP HARD, OR TO PUMP THE BRAKES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND A COMMON ONE. MY CAR EHIBITED THIS PROBLEM AT 46004 MILES.

FAILIURE OF ABS BRAKE MODULE ON A 2000 VW PASSAT (PN 8E0614111AH). MODULE FAILURE CAUSES REAR WHEELS TO LOCK DURING EMERGENCY BRAKING SITUATIONS.

ABS LIGHT CAME ON, I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT VW MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE ABS CONTOL UNIT HAD FAILED AND THEREFORE THE ABS WOULD NOT FUNCTION. COST OF REPAIR $1500-$2000. AFTER RESEARCHING ON VW FORUMS I HAVE LEARNED THAT MANY PASSAT OWNERS HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. VW CUSTOMER CARE THANKED ME FOR CALLING AND THEY WOULD NOTE THE PROBLEM.

FAILURE OF ABS BRAKE MODULE. I PAID NAPLES FL VW DEALER $100 FOR DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOR BLINKING ABS LIGHT, BRAKE WARNING, STOP, ETC. THEY SAID I NEEDED A NEW MODULE FOR $1400+ ... I'M STILL DRIVING WITH BLINKING WARNING LIGHTS AND BUZZERS BEEPING...

(1) MY CAR IS A DAILY DRIVER. 2000 VW PASSAT GLS, 1.8T AUTO. (2) ABS MODULE DIED AT AROUND 85K, ABS NO LONGER WORKS AS A RESULT. APPARENTLY THIS HAS HAPPENED TO A LOT OF OTHER PASSAT OWNERS AS WELL. (3) I HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE FAILURE AS OF YET AS IT IS A VERY COSTLY REPAIR FROM THE VW DEALER. AROUND $1,500.00.

AS I WAS DRIVING ALONG I NOTICED MY BRAKES WHERE GETTING SPONGY. DROVE IT A LITTLE MORE, AND THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND WAS FLASHING . PULLED INTO THE CLOSEST PARKING LOT, CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AND NOTICED BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING FROM THE ABS UNIT, AND THAT THE BRAKE RESERVOIR WAS BELOW THE MINIMUM LINE. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE ABS MODULE. MY CAR IS A 2000 VW PASSAT WITH 52,600 MILES

ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILURE ON 2000 PASSAT WITH 41,666 MILES.

ABS LIGHTS ARE REPORTING FAILURE BUT BRAKE ACTIVITY APPEARS OKAY. DEALER SAYS NEW MODULE WILL BE NEEDED TO FIX PROBLEMS AT A COST OF $1,500. LOOKING FOR OPTIONS TO REPLACE/REBUILD ABS MODULE DUE TO EXPENSE OF TOTAL REPLACEMENT. BELIEVE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FOUND ON INTERNET SHOULD RESULT IN MANUFACTURER RECALL.

MANY AUDI AND VW MODELS MANUFACTURED STARTING IN THE LATER '90S AND CONTINUING TO PRESENT, USE THE BOSCH 5.3 ABS CONTROLLER, WHICH IS PRONE TO CATASTROPHIC FAILURE, OSTENSIBLY DUE TO DEFECTIVE DESIGN. THIS MODULE CONTROLS MULTIPLE BRAKE-RELATED FUNCTIONS INCLUDING THE ABS WHICH IS IMPORTANT FOR WINTER DRIVING, BUT THE MOST CRITICAL FUNCTION OF THIS MODULE IS PROBABLY THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE FORCE DISTRIBUTION, OR EBD. THESE VEHICLES ARE DESIGNED SUCH THAT IF THE EBD IS INOPERATIVE, THE PROPORTION OF HYDRAULIC FORCE APPLIED TO THE REAR BRAKES DURING EMERGENCY BRAKING IS AS GREAT AS IT IS DURING MODERATE BRAKING EFFORT WHEN THERE IS MINIMAL TRANSFER OF VEHICLE WEIGHT TO THE FRONT WHEELS. THE EBD IS SUPPOSED TO ADJUST THE FRONT/REAR BRAKING DISTRIBUTION DYNAMICALLY ACCORDING TO THE MEASURE OF THE DECELERATION, SO THAT THE REAR WHEELS WILL NOT LOCK UP DURING EMERGENCY BRAKING. IF THIS MODULE SHOULD FAIL DURING EMERGENCY BRAKING ON DRY PAVEMENT, THE REAR WHEELS COULD LOCK UP AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WHICH COULD EASILY INCLUDE FATALITIES. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR FOR OWNERS, COSTING ROUGHLY $2000, AND MANY OWNERS HAVE PROBABLY PUT OFF THE REPAIR INDEFINITELY. EVIDENCE WHICH CAN BE FOUND THROUGH A SIMPLE WEB SEARCH, SUGGESTS THAT THE PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD, AND THAT IF IT HAS NOT ALREADY LED TO SERIOUS ACCIDENTS, IT IS ONLY A QUESTION OF TIME. THIS PROBLEM IS GENUINE, AND VW/AUDI SHOULD BE COMPELLED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE CORRECTIVE ACTION.

THIS IS THE THIRD POWER WINDOW TO FAIL AND FALL INTO THE DOOR. THE DEALER WON'T PAY FOR IT SINCE VW DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE IT AS A DEFECT.

FUEL SENDER UNIT FAILS TO RECORD PROPER LEVEL OF FUEL IN TANK. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND THEY HAVE REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES DESPITE A RECALL ON SAME VEHICLE WITH DIFFERENT 'TRIM' LEVEL. FUEL GUAGE WILL READ FULL FOR 250 OF APPROXIMATELY 300 TOTAL MILES THEN ROCKET DOWN TO EMPTY.

(1) NO DISERNABLE EVENTS PRIOR (2) ABS MODULE FAILURE (3) NONE MANY AUDI AND VW MODELS MANUFACTURED STARTING IN THE LATER '90S AND CONTINUING TO PRESENT, USE THE BOSCH 5.3 ABS CONTROLLER, WHICH IS PRONE TO CATASTROPHIC FAILURE, OSTENSIBLY DUE TO DEFECTIVE DESIGN. THIS MODULE CONTROLS MULTIPLE BRAKE-RELATED FUNCTIONS INCLUDING THE ABS WHICH IS IMPORTANT FOR WINTER DRIVING, BUT THE MOST CRITICAL FUNCTION OF THIS MODULE IS PROBABLY THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE FORCE DISTRIBUTION, OR EBD. THESE VEHICLES ARE DESIGNED SUCH THAT IF THE EBD IS INOPERATIVE, THE PROPORTION OF HYDRAULIC FORCE APPLIED TO THE REAR BRAKES DURING EMERGENCY BRAKING IS AS GREAT AS IT IS DURING MODERATE BRAKING EFFORT WHEN THERE IS MINIMAL TRANSFER OF VEHICLE WEIGHT TO THE FRONT WHEELS. THE EBD IS SUPPOSED TO ADJUST THE FRONT/REAR BRAKING DISTRIBUTION DYNAMICALLY ACCORDING TO THE MEASURE OF THE DECELERATION, SO THAT THE REAR WHEELS WILL NOT LOCK UP DURING EMERGENCY BRAKING. IF THIS MODULE SHOULD FAIL DURING EMERGENCY BRAKING ON DRY PAVEMENT, THE REAR WHEELS COULD LOCK UP AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WHICH COULD EASILY INCLUDE FATALITIES. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR FOR OWNERS, COSTING ROUGHLY $2000, AND MANY OWNERS HAVE PROBABLY PUT OFF THE REPAIR INDEFINITELY. EVIDENCE WHICH CAN BE FOUND THROUGH A SIMPLE WEB SEARCH, SUGGESTS THAT THE PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD, AND THAT IF IT HAS NOT ALREADY LED TO SERIOUS ACCIDENTS, IT IS ONLY A QUESTION OF TIME. THIS PROBLEM IS GENUINE, AND VW/AUDI SHOULD BE COMPELLED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE CORRECT

ABS MODULE (P/N #8E0 614 111 AH) FAILURE IN 5 YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH ONLY 70,181 MILES. VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS IS AN ISSUE DESPITE HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR POSTS I HAVE FOUND WITH A SIMPLE WEB SEARCH FOR VW PASSATS (1999 - 2005) AND AUDI A4S (1997-2001) THAT HAVE THE SAME CONTROL MODULE. VW WILL NOT COOPERATE ON REPLACEMENT OF THIS $1,600 MODULE DESPITE THE OBVIOUS SAFETY RISK OF FAILED ABS SYSTEMS.

ABS UNIT; ) FLASHING ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT IN CAR; 2)ABS WILL NOT WORK 3) I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE UNIT, THROUGH THE DEALER THE UNIT NEW COSTS APPROX $1200.00. 2000 VOLKSWAGON, PASSAT 2.8L. *AK

I OWN A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS AND THE CONTROL ARM ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE CRACKED CAUSING ME TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO STOP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE CONTROL ARM IS BEING REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE UNDER DIFFERENT DRIVING CIRCUMSTANCES.

FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT READING WRONG CAUSING FUEL TO RUN OUT CAUSING A HAZARDOUS SITUATION ON THE ROAD. THIS IS IDENTIFIED IN 01V157000. MY CAR IS VW PASSAT GLX 2000 LISTED ON THE CAMPAIGN, BUT MANUFACTURER AND DEALER SAY NOT INCLUDED IN THIS CAMPAIGN. I NEED TO COVER THE REPAIR MYSELF WHICH IS A SHAME. OLD PART IS AVAILABLE. *NM

ABS CONTROL UNIT FAILING - USUALLY IN WARM WEATHER AFTER 15-20 MIN OF DRIVING THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COME ON ON THE DASH AND A MESSAGE SAYING STOP/BRAKE FAULT IS DISPLAYED. THE FAULT MAY GO AWAY AFTER SOME TIME OR STAY. MY GUESS IS ABS IS DISABLED WHEN THIS HAPPENS. DEALER SUGGESTS REPLACING THE ABS UNIT AT A COST OF $1300. THERE ARE MANY SIMILAR OCCURRENCES OF THE DEFECT DESCRIBED IN NEWS GROUPS ON THE WEB. *NM

OWNER OF A 2000 PASSAT 1.8T. IKE HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE I HAVE A PROBLEM ON THE BOARD APPEARS THE MESSAGE: STOP/BREAK FAULT/SERVICE MANUAL.. ABS AND BREAK LIGHTS FLASHED ON. HAVE SPENT SO MUCH MONEY WHEN I GO TO THE DEALER AND THEY SUGGEST TO REPLACE SOME PARTS BUT AT THE END THE ISSUE STAYS AND NOT EVEN THE DEALER CAN GIVE ME EXPLANATIONS OR HINTS OF HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS MODULE WHICH COSTS AROUND $1500 THIS PROBLEM IS SO COMMON THAT VW SHOULD MAKE THIS A RECALL. *AK

UPPER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS (4 UPPER CONTROL ARMS, 2 PER SIDE) ARE TORN AND SUSPENSION HAS PLAY COUPLED WITH LOOSE STEERING RESULTING IN NOISE.

MY 2000 PASSAT 1.8T HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SYSTEM. I HAVE AN APPT ON MONDAY TO TAKE IT IN, BUT I STUMBLED ACROSS A WEB FORUM (HTTP://TECH.BENTLEYPUBLISHERS.COM/THREAD.JSPA?THREADID=2447&START=30&TSTART=0), AND NOW I PRETTY MUCH KNOW THE ANSWER I WILL GET, AND I SEE THERE ARE TONS OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM: THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON THE BRAKE LIGHT FLASHER MY INFO CENTER SAYS "BRAKE FAULT" AND THEN SAYS "STOP" ACCORDING TO THE FORUM, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, AND SHOULD BE A MANUFACTURER RECALL BECAUSE TO FIX IT TYPICALLY COSTS AROUND $2000 FOR A PART THAT FAILS (NOT DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR OR USE)*AK

ABS CONTROL MODULE ON A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT IS OUT, WE ALSO HAD A2001.5 PASSAT THAT HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM, WE TRADED IT IN. SO WHEN OUR SECOND CAR CAME UP WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM WE TOOK IT TO A LOCAL V.W, REPAIR SHOP AND THE MAN THERE SAID HIS PERSONAL CAR HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM AND V.W. REPLACED IT AT NO CHARGE. IN CALLED V. W. AND THEY SAID THEY KNOW NOTHING OF THE SORTS. I STARTED RESEARCHING THIS AND IT SEEMS ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM. BOTTOM LINE IS THAT IT MAKES THE CAR UNSAFE, CAUSING THE REAR WHEELS TO LOCK UP UNDER HEAVY BRAKING SITUATIONS. V. W DOES WANT TO REPLACE IT TIO THE TUNE OF $1400.00 AND WITH A DIFFERENT MODEL NUMBER WHICH TELLS ME THAT THE FIRST MODEL # IS DEFFECTIVE.*AK

I AM ADDING MY VOICE TO THE LIST OF VW OWNERS HAVING TROUBLE WITH THEIR ABS MODULES. THE ELECTRONIC ABS SENSER HAD FAILED AND CAUSED THE DASH LIGHTS TO STAY ON CONSISTENTLY FOR TWO WEEKS NOW AND WILL REQUIRE A REPLACEMENT TO FIX. MEANWHILE I AM LEFT WITHOUT ABS AND FACE THE POTENTIAL OF A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF I HAVE TO HARD BRAKE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I FIND THIS PROBELM ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE AND VW OF NORTH AMERICAN NEEDS TO TAKE SOME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM. E.G. REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART!

ABS CONTOL MODULE FAILURE

2000 4-CYL VW PASSAT, 64000 MILES: 2 EMISSIONS FAILURES WITHIN 48 HRS: 1.) REPLACED DEFECTIVE EVAPORATOR CHECK VALVE AND HOSE, REPLACED FUEL REG TO MANIFOLD LINE AND N249 VALVE LINE TO MANIFOLD, REPLACED VACUUM LINES ($331); 2.) CLEANED CARBONATED THROTTLE BODY, REPLACED JET VALVE, REPALCED AIR FILTER. REPLACED MASS AIR FLOW METER (UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY) ($236). AT 50,000 MILES: REPLACED 2ND PUMP, N112 VALVE, COBI VALVE, CRACKED PIPE, FUSE SET CODES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT FLASHED AND A STOP CAR MESSAGES APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE ABS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT WARNING MESSAGE ON DASHBOARD READSSTOP SERVICE MANUAL BRAKE FAULT. CAR TAKEN TO MECHANIC, COMPUTER CHECK REVEALED CODE 18057 DATABUS MISSING MESSAGE FROM ABS CONTROL MODULE. EXPENSE TO REPLACE ESTIMATED AT OVER 1500DOLLARS. CAR HAS 62000 MILES, NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. DURING THIS FAILURE TRACTION CONTROL IS DISENGAGED ALONG WITH ABS SYSTEM, COULD POSSIBLY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. AUTO MECHANIC EXPLAINED THAT THERE ARE 13 MODULES IN THE VEHICLE AND HE CANNOT REPLACE, VEHICLE MUST BE TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR REPAIR. THIS OCCURRED WITHIN ONE MONTH AFTER CAR WAS AT DEALER FOR 60000 MILE SERVICE BEFORE WARRANTY EXPIRATION AND FOR A FRONT STEERING LINKAGE RECALL. DEALER STATED AT THAT VISIT THAT PASSAT NEEDED NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS, THE "SECOND OPINION" MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE IS ZERO WEAR ON FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS. MECHANIC SUGGESTED I CHECK RECALLS BECAUSE THIS IS THE 4TH VEHICLE HAS HAS HAD WITH THIS PROBLEM WITH SIMILAR MILEAGE. MECHANIC STATES THAT THIS BRAKE MODULE FAILURE IS COMMON.

EMISSIONS WORKSHOP LIGHT IS ON. *AK

THE ENGINE CHECK-EMISSION LIGHT HAS COME ON FIVE TIMES. EACH TIME THE DEALER MADE A DIFFERENT REPAIR. 1) SECONDARY AIR PUMP 2) CHECK VALVE 3) MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR 4) INLET HOSE FOR BOOSTER VALVE 5)COMBI VALVE AND SECONDARY AIR PUMP. THE FIRST TIME THE SECONDARY AIR PUMP WAS REPLACED WAS AT 58000 MILES. THE SECOND TIME AT 72000 MILES, ONLY 14000 MILES LATER. THE DEALER SAID THE EMISSION SYSTEM IS POORLY DESIGNED.*AK

WE TOOK OUR 2000 VW PASSAT IN TO THE VW DEALER FOR STATE SAFETY AND WERE TOLD THAT OUR DRIVERS SIDE TIE ROD WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON AND THAT THE PASSANGER SIDE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED SOON ALSO. WE TOOK IT TO OUR REGULAR MECHANIC FOR A SECOND OPINION AND HE WAS SHOCKED HOW BAD OF CONDITION THEY WERE A YEAR 2000 AND HAVING 55,000 MILES. WE HAD TO REPLACE THE LEFT FRONT OUTER TIE ROD END; LINK ROD; AND LEFT FRONT UPPER BALL JOINT TOTAL COST WAS 370.00 AND WE WILL NEED TO DO THE SAME SOON FOR THE LEFT FRONT SIDE VERY SOON. I AM APPALLED THAT VW IS AWARE OF THESE COMPLAINTS IN THE 2000 MODEL AND HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. *AK

1) I WAS DRIVING ALONG A MAJOR HIGHWAY (I-75) WHEN I SAW SOMEONE DRIVING ERRATICALLY, WEAVING IN AND OUT OF TRAFFIC IN MY REAR-VIEW MIRROR. HE LOOKED CLOSE TO HITTING ME, SO I ACCELERATED TO NOT ALLOW HIS CAR TO DO THIS.*AK 2) AFTER STEPPING ON THE GAS, AND GETTING OUT OF DANGER, MY CAR WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. I WOULD STEP ON THE BRAKE, AND IT WOULD SLOW, BUT ONCE I LET OFF ON THE BRAKE THE CAR WOULD SURGE FOWARD (WITHOUT ME EVEN PRESSING THE GAS). I DID NOT HAVE CRUISE CONTROL ON AT ALL. 3) I WAS UNABLE TO HAVE THE CAR STOP SUDDENLY ACCELERATING. ONCE I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGWAY, I PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN BACK TO DRIVE AND THAT WAS ABLE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THOUGH IF THERE WAS MORE TRAFFIC I WORRY IF I WOULD BE ABLE TO PULL OF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY, WHILE HAVING TO PRESS MY BRAKE THE ENTIRE TIME. 2000 VOLKSWAGON PASSAT V6

IF FOUND ON WWW.EPA.GOV A RECALL FOR EMISSION ON THE PASSAT 2.8L. MFR RECALL # WE/LK, EPA# 1694. THE EXACT DEFECT WAS FOUND ON MY PASSAT 1.8L. VACUUM SUPPLY WITHIN THE SECONDARY AIR SYSTEM IS LOST WHEN THE SECONDARY AIR VACUUM HOSES DISCONNECT FROM THE SYSTEM CONTROL VALVE. THE RUBBER VACUUM HOSE CONNECTORS SPLIT AND SEPARATE FROM THE VACUUM CONNECTION THE VALVE DUE TO HEAT DISSIPATION IN THAT AREA. THE SECONDARY AIR HOSE PART# 058133817D. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON FOR THE EMISSION WORKSHOP. MY REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED DUE TO RECALL NOT COVERING MY VIN. *JB

IN EARLY NOVEMBER 2004 MY ABS STARTED TO FAILED IN MY 2000 PASSAT GLS. THE DEALER SAID IT WOULD COST NEARLY $2200 TO FIX THIS. AFTER DOING MUCH RESEARCH ON THE PROBLEM AND TRYING TO DIAGNOSE EXACTLY THE PROBLEM I STUMBLED ON SOME INFORMATION FROM HTTP://FORUMS.VWVORTEX.COM/ AND HTTP://WWW.PASSATWORLD.COM/FORUMS/ ALSO HTTP://MYVWLEMON.COM/CGI-BIN/UBBCGI/ULTIMATE.CGI ALL OF THESE SITE HAD NUMEROUS OWNERS OF VOLKSWAGEN PASSATS WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM I WAS HAVING. I WONDERED WHY VW HAS NOT HAD A RECALL SINCE THERE WERE SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS CONTROL MODULES. I EVENTUALLY FOUND A COMPANY THAT REBUILDS THE ABS CONTROL MODULES FOR $350. AFTER GETTING IT REBUILD EVERYTHING WORKS FINE. I STILL THINK THIS ISSUE IS AN ERROR ON VW'S THE COMPANY AND THE SHOULD PAY FOR IT! THE ABS FAILING IS ONE THING BUT THE COST OF THE FIX IS OUTRAGEOUS. *JB

ABS CONTROL UNIT AND PUMP FAILURE ON VW PASSAT 2000 @ 72K MILES. THIS IS NOT A STANDARD FAILURE IN MY MIND. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND IT JUST OCCURED. SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM FROM VW.

MY CAR HAS MULTIPLE PROBLEMS,FIRST I PURCHASE MY PASSAT IN NOVEMBER OF 2000.SINCE THEN I HAVE REPLACED TWO UPPER CONTROL ARMS,TWO TI RODS.I RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS TO BE REPLACED BUT THE DEALER SAID I DIDN'T NEED THEM REPLACED.WHILE DRIVING FROM MY SISTER'S HOUSE THE ABS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON MY DASH BOARD AND SAID STOP BRAKE FALUIRE.I TOOK IN TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY AND THE DEALER SAID MY ABS MODULE NEEDS REPLACING AND IT COST $1300 PLUS LABOR.I JUST PAIDED $1500+ DOLLARS TO REPLACE MY GENERATOR AND BATTERY ON MY CAR.THE DEALER ALSO SAID I NEED TO PEPLACE MY MOTOR MOUNTS AND VALVE COVER GASKETS. I UNDERSTAND THE ANNUAL MAINTENANCE ON THE CAR ,BUT THESE REPAIRS ARE NOT ANNUAL REPAIRS ON A 2000 VOLKSWAGON PASSAT WAGON CAR WITH 80,000 MILES ON IT.*AK

A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT'S, MY ABS MODULE FAILED AND I WAS FORCED TO SPEND $1200 ON A NEW MODULE. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM WHO DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS FAULTY PRODUCT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. *JB

UPPER CONTROL ARMS ARE FAILING AND DANGEROUS, WHICH IS LEADING TO THE TIE RODS FAILING. I AM TOLD THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. VW QUOTED ME $1100 TO MAKE MY CAR SAFE TO DRIVE. I AM PUZZLED THAT VW IS UNCONCERNED ABOUT LIFE AND SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE OWNER AND OTHER DRIVERS. I HAVE SEEN MANY WEBSITES ASKING FOR OWNERS TO CONTACT NHTSA ABOUT THIS ISSUE.*AK

THE CAR WAS MAKING A FUNNY NOISE AND THEN THE ENGINE STOPPED. WE HAD IT TOWED TO MINUTEMAN VW IN BEDFORD, MA AND THEY SAID THAT THE OIL PUMP HAD FAILED AND THAT BOTH THE OIL PUMP AND THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $6,320.00. THE 2000 PASSAT HAS 60,586 MILES ON IT AND HAD BEEN IN FOR SERVICE AT 55,478 MILES. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD US THAT IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE 10 YEAR/100,000 MILE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY, BUT WHEN THEY SUBMITTED OUR CLAIM TO VW THEY REFUSED TO COVER IT BECAUSE THEY SAID I NEEDED TO PROVIDE COPIES OF EVERY OIL CHANGE RECEIPT FOR THE PAST 4 1/2 YEARS. I WAS ABLE TO FIND 4 RECEIPTS, BUT I DO NOT SEE ANYWHERE IN THE OWNERS MANUAL WHERE IT CLEARLY AND EXPLICITLY STATES THAT WARRANTY REPAIRS WILL ONLY BE PERFORMED IF ALL RECEIPTS FOR ALL SERVICES PERFORMED ON THE CAR ARE PROVIDED. I NOTICED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ISSUED ON THIS CAR WHICH RELATE TO ENGINE PROBLEMS AND WOULD LIKE THIS DEFECT TO BE CONSIDERED FOR A RECALL. THANK YOU. *JB

CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF FRONT END PARTS (TIE-RODS, UPPER LINKS) WHEN CAR HAD 59,000 MILES ON IT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO STOP. THEN, NOTICED THAT FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE PEDAL WAS HARD WHEN PRESSED. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

THE FUEL SENDING UNIT OF MY VEHICLE DOES NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY. THE GAS GUAGE CONTINUOUSLY REGISTERS AS HALF-FULL WHETHER OR NOT THE TANK IS FULL W/GAS. THIS IS NOT ONY A NUISANCE BUT DANGEROUS AS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL TO RUN OUT OF FUEL ON THE HIGHWAY AND/OR IN RURAL AREAS.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY THE FRONT SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT RELEASE FOR MORE ROOM, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO WEAR THE SEAT BELTS. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK...*AK

BRAKE WARNING LIGHT AND "STOP" MESSAGE DISPLAYED INTERMITTENTLY. *NM

A PLASTIC GEAR ON THE HEADLIGHT ADJUSTMENT BREAKS, PREVENTING THE ADJUSTMENT OF THE HEADLIGHT, AND CAUSES THE AIMING OF THE HEADLIGHT TO "DROP". THE ONLY METHOD OF REPAIR IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. I KNOW OF 3 OTHER PEOPLE WITH 2000 PASSATS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK

2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT DEVELOPED ABS MODULE FAILURE.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED A KNOCKING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE). *AK

ABS MODULE FAILURE ON A 2000 VW PASSAT, 84,000 MI. CAR DASH COMPUTER, SENDS FLASHING "STOP" "BRAKE FAULT" "CONSULT MANUAL" TO CONSOLE. TOOK TO TWO DIFFERENT REPAIR SHIPS, SAID NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE ABS BRAKES, BUT THE ABS CONSOLE IS NOT WORKING. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WOULD COST $1,400 TO REPLACE PART. SEEMS LIKE THERE A RE MANY VW OWNERS WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINT ABOUT FAILING ABS MODULES.

(1) DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED WHILE ROUNDING CURVE CAR MADE A LOUD SNAPPING NOISE AND BEGAN SWERVINGUNCONTROLABLY TO THE RIGHT. (2) CAR CAME TO REST HALF ON AND HALF OFF OF THE HIGHWAY, LANE HAD TO BE CLOSED AND TRAFFIC JAM RESULTED. (3) DEALER SAID RIGHT FRONT AND REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS FAILED. PARTS MUST BE REPLACED.*AK

2000 VW PASSAT WITH ONLY 42,000 HAD WORN TIE RODS TO THE POINT WHERE IT WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. FORTUNATELY THIS WAS DISCOVERED WHEN THE CAR WAS TAKEN IN TO THE DEALER FOR OTHER MAINTENANCE/SERVICE WORK. THE TIE RODS WERE REPLACED AT THE OWNER'S COST. VW REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS EVEN THOUGH THERE WERE TWO RECALLS FOR TIE RODS ON 1999 PASSATS (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #99V248000 AND 00V414000). VW ALSO JUST ISSUED A "SERVICE ACTION" IN NOVEMBER 2004 FOR CHECKING/REPLACING FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER CONTROL ARMS. HOWEVER I WAS TOLD THAT THIS SERVICE ACTION DID NOT INCLUDE TIE RODS. I BELIEVE VW IS ATTEMPTING TO CIRCUMVENT A RECALL BY ISSUING THIS "SERVICE ACTION" BULLETIN, AND BY NOT COVERING PROBLEMS WITH TIE RODS IN THIS SERVICE ACTION MAINTENANCE. SINCE THE PRIOR YEAR OF PASSAT (THE 1999 MODEL) HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TIE ROD AND THE RECALL WAS AFTER THE 2000 PASSATS WENT ON THE MARKET, IT IS MOST PROBABLE THAT THE SAME PROBLEMS WERE STILL PRESENT IN THE 2000 PASSAT. *JB